Member Biographies: 2003 Inductees

John Marshall Harlan

John Harlan has had an exceptional career. John did not start at the top but worked
his way through the ranks, from an apprentice wireman to President of Harlan Electric
Company in Southfield, Michigan. In his more than 49 years with Harlan Electric, he
built the company into the 10th largest electrical contractor and 7th largest specialty
sub-contractor in the nation.

John has been active in the construction industry on both a local and national level.
He received the 'Man of the Year Award' from the Southeastern Michigan Chapter NECA
for his outstanding contributions and devotion to the electrical industry, locally
and nationally, in 1983. He was recognized as a founding father of the National Construction
Employer Council by the Engineering News Record and has often been referenced by the
publication.

Aside from his many leadership positions, speaking engagements and published works,
John also takes pride in his community involvement. He has been a past director and
president of the Science and Engineering Fair of Metro Detroit and a former director
of the National Bank of Southfield. John's commitment to education is evident by his
service as trustee to Marygrove College and Lawrence Technological University and
as a member of the Presidents Club of the University of Michigan, Oakland University
and the University of Detroit/Mercy.

John is admired by his peers and respected by all who know him for his honesty, integrity
and commitment to his family. John Harlan is truly an icon in the construction industry.

Thomas E. Dailey

Tom Dailey devoted his entire professional career of more than 45 years to the advancement
and betterment of the construction industry at both a local and national level. His
position as president of R.E. Dailey & Co. in Southfield, Michigan, (later T.E. Dailey
& Company), and more than three decades of involvement in the national Associated
General Contractors of America, took him to all 50 states and abroad, where he carried
his message of inclusion, industry activism and unity.

His commitment to get involved is clearly demonstrated by the number of industry organizations
and associations in which he held leadership positions. An example of his activism
was his 1977 mayoral candidacy in the city of Detroit, when he could not sit idly
by while feeling the city was being mismanaged.

When the construction industry in Detroit was being crippled by successive labor strikes
in the late 1960s, he took charge of developing and initiating multi-trade collective
bargaining to solve the crisis. This innovative approach was a resounding success
and became the blueprint for similar programs throughout the country.

Education is one component of the industry that Tom Dailey most favored. His nearly
20-year involvement with the AGC Education and Research Foundation and his unwavering
support in developing the next generation of construction professionals is a testament
to his commitment. His legacy, the Tom and Jan Dailey Undergraduate Scholarship and
the R.E. Dailey Memorial Undergraduate Scholarship, which he helped fund, will serve
as a reminder of his many contributions to the construction community and as an inspiration
to those who follow.

Albert A. White

Albert White was a humble and modest man whose more than 45 years as a real estate
developer, builder and realtor significantly impacted the residents of the Greater
Lansing, Michigan, area. He built a number of exclusive projects such as Whitehills
Estates, Whitehills Center, Carriage Hills, Rudgate Hills, Whitehills Lakes and Whitehills
Woods, as well as hundreds of homes for attorneys, lobbyists, trade association officers,
business owners and executives. His developments have addresses that are among the
most elite in mid-Michigan.

Certainly, Al White ran an impressively successful business, but as much as he received
from his hard work, he gave back. He donated multiple parks, land for an elementary
school and a community recreation center, and funded the entire cost of the Fountain
Square Park fountain project in downtown East Lansing. In many cases, his land donations
were accompanied by funds for continued operation of a park or facility.

Al was committed to education in public schools as well as institutions of higher
learning. He served on the board of directors of the Haslett School Gifted and Talented
Program and as a member of the Michigan State University Wharton Advisory Council
and other MSU associations.

Al White strengthened the Greater Lansing area by providing support and opportunities
for the area's residents and their children. He was a man who lived not only as a
distinguished constructor of facilities, but as a distinguished constructor of communities.